A long-running copyright dispute over the smash hit “Blurred Lines” has ended with the family of Motown legend Marvin Gaye winning a nearly $5 million judgment against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams. Thicke and Williams…
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US court upholds landmark ‘Blurred Lines’ copyright verdict
A US appeals court upheld Wednesday a landmark $5.3 million verdict that Robin Thicke’s hit “Blurred Lines” lifted from Marvin Gaye, dismissing warnings that many more artists could face lawsuits. The Ninth Circuit Court of…
Guilty: ‘Blurred Lines’ stars ordered to pay Marvin Gaye heirs
A US jury ordered pop stars Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams to pay more than $7 million in damages to Marvin Gaye’s family, ruling the pair copied his music in writing their 2013 mega-hit “Blurred…
Court sides with Gaye family on ‘Blurred Lines’ feud
The family of Marvin Gaye has won a round in a court battle over allegations that last year’s blockbuster hit song “Blurred Lines” ripped off the late Motown legend’s work. A US federal judge on…
Robin Thicke lied about writing Blurred Lines
Robin Thicke has revealed he was “high on Vicodin and alcohol” when ‘Blurred Lines’ was recorded. The 37-year-old singer is currently embroiled in a legal dispute with Marvin Gaye’s children, who have accuse the hunk,…
Robin Thicke ‘done begging’ Paula for reconciliation
Robin Thicke is “done begging” Paula Patton to take him back and is finally “moving on”.The 37-year-old singer – who split from the actress earlier this year – has decided to accept his marriage of…
Miley Cyrus on the cover of Rolling Stone plus she spills her guts
In the latest issue of Rolling Stone, Miley Cyrus gets candid about her transformation, her industry friends, and the end of her twerking days. Over the past month, she’s been making headlines day after day…
New Zealand ‘Blurred Lines’ parody goes viral
A feminist parody of Robin Thicke’s controversial hit “Blurred Lines” has gone viral on YouTube after being briefly banned from the video-sharing website for being too raunchy. The spoof by three Auckland University law students…
Robin Thicke hits back at Marvin Gaye plagiarism claim
R&B superstar Robin Thicke filed legal papers challenging claims that a riff from his smash hit “Blurred Lines” had been swiped from Marvin Gaye’s 1970s classic “Got to Give it Up.” Thicke and collaborators Pharrell…